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15,346 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The news turned to a disaster in Hatay, protests in Matagalpa (Nicaragua) and rights and justice in Havana. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories, usually 57
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

975 of its 1,329 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hatay accounted for 194 of Türkiye's 975 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Hypothermia was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Hatay stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

73 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 31 of Indonesia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

24 of its 28 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Syria

330 of its 437 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Aleppo accounted for 97 of Syria's 330 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

46 of its 161 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Ethiopia

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 17 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Gas explosion was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in New Zealand (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,346 stories about harm among 79,911 counted on 9 Feb.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 79,911 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In New Zealand's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 9 times their usual. On 9 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 38 · mostly displacement Indonesia45 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 San Francisco US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 New York US21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 76 in 100 of its 437 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 31 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 32 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 885 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 86 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Singapore: 29 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 933 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 652 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 85 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 34 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 32 in 100 of its 432 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 45 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Eritrea: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chile: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Canada: 24 in 100 of its 2,206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brazil: 26 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belgium: 27 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Macao: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Türkiye 73 in 100 of its 1,329 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 76 in 100 of its 437 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 45 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ethiopia 50 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly displacement ● Malawi 40 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,873 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,401 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,266 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence8% 1,238 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 848 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 546 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 276 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting refugees167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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